Critical Praise

"Vivid, entertaining. Its visceral, cinematic descriptive beauty truly impresses."

——USA Today

"Few stand out quite like Shantaram ...nothing if not entertaining. Sometimes a big story is its own best reward."

——The New York Times

"Inspired storytelling."

——People

"[A] sprawling, intelligent novel...full of vibrant characters...the exuberance of his prose is refreshing...Roberts brings us through Bombay's slums and opium houses, its prostitution dens and ex-pat bars, saying, You come now. And we follow."

——The Washington Post